The right to bear arms?

There are more available deterrents than live ammunition, such as pressurised air launchers which can give a 'scaled' reaction

The fight against piracy has been heating up, with increasing numbers of arms and live ammunition deployed on commercial vessels – but there are still very divided opinions on the matter.

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